HP StorageWorks 30 Modular Smart Array Enclosure
HP Updated: 2008-02-23The HP StorageWorks 30 Modular Smart Array Enclosure family is the newest HP Ultra320 SCSI disk drive storage enclosure, delivering industry-leading data performance, availability, storage capacity and upgradeability to meet demanding and growing storage needs.
The MSA30 Enclosure is ideal for data center, departmental and workgroup server users who need a flexible, universal storage enclosure that utilizes a common storage building block for their current and future data center. The MSA30 Enclosure is intended for use with servers delivering business-critical data and applications with requirements for high availability, performance, excellent serviceability, and large storage capacity.
What's new
* MSA30 Multi Initiator – The HP StorageWorks Modular Smart Array 30 Multi-Initiator (hereafter referred to as "MSA30 MI") builds on the MSA30 design by adding a 4-port I/O Module for the MSA 30 to support Multi-Initiator JBOD Clusters. The MSA30 MI will replace the DS2300 and it supports HP-UX and 64 Bit Linux Operating Systems on HP Integrity and HP 9000 Servers only. The MSA30 MI does not support ProLiant Servers.
* Modular Smart Array 30 StorageWorks Storage Mirroring Kit – This is a solution that combines the MSA30 SB with StorageWorks Storage Mirroring 60 day trial software, Ultra 320 drives and the customer’s choice of the following ProLiant Servers DL360, DL380, ML350, or ML370 (Server not included in this solution, can be purchased separately or customer can use their existing server in most cases).
Features & Benefits
* Higher Performance - Ultra320 SCSI transfer rates combined with the highest spindle count per U of rack space allows the MSA30 Enclosure to achieve the greatest I/Os per second.
* Storage Capacity - 3U of rack form factor, allows customers to achieve the maximum storage capacity per square inch.
* Upgradeability - Ultra320 single and dual I/O upgrade modules make upgrading the StorageWorks 4300 Enclosure to Ultra320 quick and easy
* Investment Protection - With the ability to upgrade, as well as mix and match, existing Ultra2 and Ultra3 components with Ultra320, HP makes technology transitions simple and cost effective.
* Reduced spares inventory - Universal drives and drive carriers across HP's entire Ultra2, Ultra3 and Ultra320 product offering allow the same drives to be used in servers and external storage.
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